What's wrong with my yellow tang?
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altolamprologus
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The small "line" is the tang's scalpel. The larger one is just normal coloration that some tangs have. As far as being pale, did you just add him? Yellow tangs will go pale when stressed.
SeahorseKeeper
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I have noticed that many tangs look paler at nighttime or in the morning when the lights come on.
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I really don't know all I know it's a 35g tank it's a bio cube
Bongo Shrimp
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Ok first things first- that tank is beyond too small for that fish and you need to give that fish a bigger better home.
altolamprologus
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Not trying to be mean here, but you seriously need to do research before buying anything. Yellow tangs have a minimum tank requirement of about 100 gallons (at absolute MINIMUM), for their swimming needs, and also for grazing and waste removal. Please do the fish a favor and find him a better home before he develops fatty liver disease and dies a premature death.
Also, going along with research, biocubes only come in 3 sizes, 8 gallon, 14 gallon, and 29 gallon. Yours is one of those, not 35 gallons.
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No sweat just a noob but I do have a bigger tank which I eventually will put the yellow tang in
Bongo Shrimp
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Being new is not an excuse for not researching before you purchase an animal with specialized care requirements. It's plain ignorance. If you have a bigger tank you need to move it asap. Being in such a small tank can cause a myriad of problems for a fish like this.
altolamprologus
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^Exactly. So you're saying that because you're new you don't have access to google? One google search would have told you not to get that fish. If you really do have a bigger tank (100 gallons or more), you need to move him immediately. Like today. Even a few weeks in a cramped tank can wreak havoc on active fish like tangs.
Bongo Shrimp
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Ok that's much better. I hope we didn't come off mean. We just want what's best for the fish and hopefully you'll be sure to research before buying next time. It can really save you sometimes, not even necessarily pertaining to whether a fish can go in your tank because of its size or not but it could be that the animal you want is destructive or eats your favorite type of coral.
